Well, of course, sexism sucks, but it's really all a part of this whole crazy obsession you humans have with gender roles.
— Mark Levin, Andrew Goldberg, Jennifer Flackett, Shantira Jackson, Nick Kroll, Montel, Cole Escola, imdb.com
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Bruce Jenner told Ms. Sawyer that what he looked forward to most in his transition was the chance to wear nail polish, not for a furtive, fugitive instant, but until it chips off. I want that for Bruce, now Caitlyn, too. But I also want her to remember: Nail polish does not a woman make.
Tragedy and suffering have pushed people together in a way that goes deeper than just a convenient living arrangement.
A knife that's all hers.
Every woman is expected or pressured in heterosexuality to do the labor that sex workers do, but not every woman is a sex worker.
In New York we had an equal partnership. We were both independent, capable people, and now you just expect me to break out the lemons and the corn starch and make lemonade for you and Rudy?
— Craig Rowin, Rio, Lake Bell, imdb.com
I believe that cooking your own meals, the way you want to, is the truest path to self-actualization ever devised by man or god or machine.
If it's a woman, it's caustic; if it's a man, it's authoritative.
The craving to support and spoil a partner has a lot to do with the way men view their role in modern culture, and the way they compete for love.
Maybe you should have raised a man, instead of some girly little bitch.
— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Mark L. Smith, John Fitzgerald, Tom Hardy, imdb.com
Football on, women setting the table, why can't every day be Thanksgiving?
Then only time men should be dancing is when other men are shootin' at their feet.
Dr. Robert 'Bob' Hartley: [Unhappy with Emily's choice of marriage counselor] Emily, I thought you were supposed to find someone neutral. Emily Hartley: I did. Dr. Robert 'Bob' Hartley: She's a woman! Emily Hartley: That's right, Bob. I said neutral, not neuter.
The world is large, said Okonkwo. I have even heard that in some tribes a man’s children belong to his wife and her family. That cannot be, said Machi. You might as well say that the woman lies on top of the man when they are making the babies.
You want to be taken seriously? Stop dressing like a little girl.
— Matthew Weiner, Joan Holloway, Christina Hendricks, imdb.com
You're never gonna get that corner office until you start treating Don as an equal. And no one will tell you this, but you can't be a man. Don't even try. Be a woman. Powerful business when done correctly.
The women on The Bachelor shows aren't interested in marriage except as a certificate of completion; proof that they've become what a girl is still expected to become. What they're looking for is the chance to embark on the singular adventure they've read about and seen acted in movie after movie th…
Why do you have to break up with her? Be a man. Just stop calling.
— Jeff Greenstein, Jeff Strauss, Joey Tribbiani, Matt LeBlanc, imdb.com
I don't think in a male or female way. I don't differentiate between male and female. I never have. I'm not considered a feminist.
Be aware that a woman may not always be assertive about her needs in bed because she’s been socialized to please her partner. That’s why getting her off requires active listening and mindfulness.